Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi makes it official: wide receiver Melquise Stovall added to roster

Pitt added another wide receiver to a position already stocked with experienced players when coach Pat Narduzzi announced Friday that Melquise Stovall will enroll this year.

Stovall, who verbally committed to Narduzzi last month, played the past two seasons at Hawaii, recording 49 receptions for 480 yards and four touchdowns over two seasons (14 games, five starts). He also averaged 24.6 yards on 22 kickoff returns.

Stovall (5-foot-9, 190 pounds) has one season of immediate eligibility remaining. He played last season under Pitt wide receivers coach Brennan Marion, who joined Narduzzi’s staff from Hawaii in February.

Stovall will enroll in time for pre-camp workouts this summer.

During his career at Paraclete (Calif.) High School, Stovall recorded 7,650 all-purpose yards and 88 touchdowns. He was rated the nation’s No. 3 all-purpose back in the class of 2016 by 247Sports and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

“Melquise is an explosive guy with the ball in his hands. He adds another playmaker to our wide receivers group,” Narduzzi said in a statement. “When we watched Hawaii game tape with coach Marion during his interview process, Melquise stood out on video to us even then.

“When he later entered the (NCAA) transfer portal, we didn’t even need to watch his tape. We already knew he was a really good football player. Having coach Marion on staff and knowing the character of Melquise made this a slam-dunk addition.”

Stovall joins a wide receivers group that includes six players among Pitt’s top nine pass catchers last season — Jordan Addison, Shocky Jacques-Louis, Taysir Mack, Jared Wayne, Tre Tipton and Jaylon Barden.

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